February 25th, 2003, 12:20 AM
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Re: Tesla [OT]
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Originally posted by orev_saara:
... When Edison, who was pushing DC generation, learned of the polyphase process, he sent people around the country electrocuting cats to show how dangerous AC was....
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Yea, I remember hearing about that. Westinghouse first major contract in New Jersey was won when both DC and AC killed dogs placed on a wire mesh grid. That swayed the public.
The business men were more impressed that you could easily meter AC. The DC meter consisted of a metal bar in a vat of acid.
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